Crime & Safety

Fake Gun in Waistband Lands Man in Jail

A man in Mission Viejo was arrested for carrying an imitation Glock 23 disguised as the real thing

What would you do if you spotted someone carrying a handgun?

An employee at noticed a black handgun in the waistband of a customer Tuesday around 8 p.m., Police Sgt. Sandra Kirsch said.

The customer, Gulled Mohamed Omar, 21, left the store but stayed in the area. Deputies detained and searched him.

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But what they found wasn't a real gun, Kirsch said. Instead Omar was carrying an imitation of a Glock 23 handgun concealed under his shirt.

The gun originally had color indicating it was fake, but someone had scraped it off, Kirsch said.

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Omar was arrested and taken to jail for altering an imitation handgun, a misdemeanor, the sergeant said.


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